Samsung's BBM for Android app set to rain down in Africa on Friday?

Oh, wait, no... hold on...

Victoria Berry, BBM communications director at BlackBerry, sent a statement to CrackBerry clarifying that "no one will have an exclusive on offering BBM."

"We'll be bringing the app to Android and iPhone users across the globe soon," she said.

While Samsung may lack an exclusive claim to BBM in Africa, we all should be in for some messaging goodness before long.

Original article...

The first official implementation of the BlackBerry Messenger platform on Android devices could arrive in Africa this Friday, exclusively for Samsung Galaxy phones.

According to a ZDNet report and a tweet from Samsung Nigeria's Twitter account, the South Korean tech giant may have snagged access to BBM three months before it arrives for other Android devices in the region.

As yet, despite the odd hint hint here and there, there's no clear indication of when BlackBerry will pull the trigger on its BBM expansion project. However, the developments in Africa suggest it cannot be far away.